diff --git a/pkg/trait/mount.go b/pkg/trait/mount.go
index 6c8976a856..ac30fa9ce1 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/mount.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/mount.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ type mountTrait struct {
 	Resources []string `property:"resources" json:"resources,omitempty"`
 	// A list of Persistent Volume Claims to be mounted. Syntax: [pvcname:/container/path]
 	Volumes []string `property:"volumes" json:"volumes,omitempty"`
+	// A Persistent Volume Claim to be created and mounted. Syntax: pvcname:storageClassName:requestedQuantity:/container/path
+	PVC string `property:"pvc" json:"pvc,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func newMountTrait() Trait {
@@ -163,6 +165,11 @@ func (t *mountTrait) configureVolumesAndMounts(e *Environment, vols *[]corev1.Vo
 			return parseErr
 		}
 	}
+	if vol, createAndParseErr := utilResource.CreateAndParseVolume(t.PVC); createAndParseErr == nil {
+		t.mountResource(vols, mnts, vol)
+	} else {
+		return createAndParseErr
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/resource/config.go b/pkg/util/resource/config.go
index 83d2b145e3..0cfa95c75e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/resource/config.go
+++ b/pkg/util/resource/config.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/camel"
 	"github.com/apache/camel-k/pkg/util/kubernetes"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 )
 
@@ -170,6 +172,40 @@ func ParseVolume(item string) (*Config, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// CreateAndParseVolume will create and parse a volume and return a Config.
+func CreateAndParseVolume(item string) (*Config, error) {
+	pvcParts := strings.Split(item, ":")
+
+	if len(pvcParts) != 4 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create and mount pvc as %s", item)
+	}
+
+	pvc := corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim{
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "PersistentVolumeClaim",
+			APIVersion: "v1",
+		},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: pvcParts[0],
+		},
+		Spec: corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec{
+			StorageClassName: pvcParts[1],
+			Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+				Requests: corev1.ResourceList:
+					map[corev1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+						"storage": pvcParts[2],
+					}
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	return &Config{
+		storageType:     StorageTypePVC,
+		resourceName:    pvcParts[0],
+		destinationPath: pvcParts[3],
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // ParseConfig will parse a config and return a Config.
 func ParseConfig(item string) (*Config, error) {
 	return parse(item, ContentTypeText)